The state has given Wausau $1 million to help revamp the land from Bridge Street along the east side of the Wisconsin River in downtown Wausau, seen here earlier this year

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The state is giving Wausau $1 million to help with its $82 million riverfront development project - the largest grant the project has received so far.

The grant is part of the new Idle Industrial Sites Redevelopment Program, administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., to help redevelop former commercial or industrial sites across the state.

The money will be used on the east side of the Wisconsin River to extend water and sewer utility lines, relocate utility poles that run along the riverfront, and install a segment of the River Edge Trail, a paved path for walkers and bikers, ...